diff --git a/include/picture_comment.inc.php b/include/picture_comment.inc.php
index 064e02056..9e52f0126 100644
--- a/include/picture_comment.inc.php
+++ b/include/picture_comment.inc.php
@@ -233,17 +233,19 @@ SELECT
   if ($show_add_comment_form)
   {
     $key = get_ephemeral_key(3, $page['image_id']);
-    $content = '';
+    $content = $author = '';
     if ('reject'===@$comment_action)
     {
       $content = htmlspecialchars( stripslashes($comm['content']) );
+      $author = htmlspecialchars( stripslashes($comm['author']) );
     }
     $template->assign('comment_add',
         array(
           'F_ACTION' => $url_self,
           'KEY' => $key,
           'CONTENT' => $content,
-          'SHOW_AUTHOR' => !is_classic_user()
+          'SHOW_AUTHOR' => !is_classic_user(),
+          'AUTHOR' => $author ,
         ));
   }
 }
diff --git a/themes/default/template/picture.tpl b/themes/default/template/picture.tpl
index d98160a73..b38f6c50b 100644
--- a/themes/default/template/picture.tpl
+++ b/themes/default/template/picture.tpl
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ y.callService(
 	<fieldset>
 		<legend>{'Add a comment'|@translate}</legend>
 		{if $comment_add.SHOW_AUTHOR}
-		<label>{'Author'|@translate}<input type="text" name="author"></label>
+		<label>{'Author'|@translate}<input type="text" name="author" value="{$comment_add.AUTHOR}"></label>
 		{/if}
 		<label>{'Comment'|@translate}<textarea name="content" id="contentid" rows="5" cols="80">{$comment_add.CONTENT}</textarea></label>
 		<input type="hidden" name="key" value="{$comment_add.KEY}">